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Application of refractory fragment amplification system for detection of Egyptian variant of Familial Mediterranean Fever.
The Egyptian journal of immunology - 1 Jan 2004
Zekri Abdel-Rahman N, el-Bassuoni Maha A, Hammad Osama M, Sakr Mohamed A, Ibrahim Amany A
Abstract excerpt
Until recently, the diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) was, based on clinical manifestations, ethnicity, family history and response to colchicines. The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for diagnosis of FMF and to detect the prevalence of the most common MEFV gene (FMF gene) mutations, M694V and V726A in FMF Egyptian patients. From January 2002 to December...
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